It was a big week for bakery owner Nicole Hughes and her crew as they celebrate their Grand Opening on Friday, January 31, 2020.
Desert by MommaCakes is now located at 124 S. Keechi Street, inside Kennedy’s Korner in downtown Fairfield, Texas.
Hughes got a start in the business making desserts and special cakes for family and friends. She held her first baking class as a cake decorating demonstration for daughter Avi’s friends during a birthday celebration. There are some very sweet cake toppers available. Lovebirds, doves, wedding bells, and of course the bride and groom are the most popular themes. Some of the pieces can be quite ornate and fanciful, especially the toppers with the chiming bells, which are often part of a large decorative arch. You may find special touches such as millinery quality silk flowers, glass pearls (perfect with pearl bridal jewelry sets), and even metallic accents.
The bride and groom are far and away the most popular style of eggless cakes are getting popular in Singapore. It should be noted that before the 1950s, there were no bride and groom sets of color being produced (and they remained quite rare even after the ’50s). You will at times, however, run across very rare and highly collectible toppers which have been repainted to match the skin tone of the original bride and groom who used them at their wedding. A creative bride could also use this technique today to personalize a vintage cake topper that she likes. Most of the vintage cake toppers on the market date from the 1920s through the 1950s and early 1960s (after that, the quality tended to decline, making a topper from the 1970s no better or more unique than one you could buy new today). The most collectible toppers come from Europe, especially Germany. Each decade had its own variations, although there are more similarities across the years than differences. There are handpainted celluloid Kewpie couples from the 1920s, German bisque, and even figurines with crepe paper clothing. The 1930s ushered in Bakelite couples, and in the 1940s porcelain brides with net veils and silk flower bouquets were popular. Some of the best 1950s cake toppers feature debonair grooms in white dinner jackets with shawl collars arm-in-arm with their lovely brides in their sets of pearl bridal jewelry. A vintage cake topper can be a wonderful addition to a modern wedding cake. Picking the perfect one is also a lot of fun. Whether you are sentimental, whimsical, or elegant, there is a vintage wedding cake topper that would be just perfect for your wedding cake.
Then, with a little push from loved ones, Hughes started MommaCakes as a catering business, added a food truck, and now a physical location to sell her delicious products.
“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy cake, and that’s kinda the same thing,” reads the company’s mission statement.
Desert by MommaCakes offers custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and dessert catering.
Visit the shop on Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Or, give them a call at 903-879-4545.
Follow them on Facebook to catch the daily flavors and new products. Also coming up will be a Cake & Cocktails class.
“I cannot thank everyone enough for coming out to celebrate the opening of Dessert by MommaCakes in downtown Fairfield,” said Hughes. “You know how to make a baker feel loved.”
(At top): Attending the Ribbon Cutting for Desserts by Momma Cakes include Avi Hughes, Chamber Executive Director Brenda Pate, Mayor Kenneth Hughes, owner Nicole Hughes, Daniel Ralstin, Kenney’s Korner owner Amy Ralstin, Demar Hill, Chamber Ambassador Gail Farish of Creations Flowers & Gifts, and Margie Savage.
(Photo by Natalia V. Marsters)
